Category: poems

No “I” in “We”, by Terry Little

Strong black sisters, and sisters of other colors, I glorify your brave soul, I glorify as I remain froze, with your amazed pose, you Stand on that front line, and sing that same song, (I can’t breath) some say your dead wrong, but you won’t be caught dead […]

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LIFE MATTERS, by Sean Brown

We matter because We’re more than just a #, a file, label, or name; We’re each the sum total of all the experiences We’ve gained; No man’s an island, every one of Us are connected; So everything We say, think, & do is capable of making a difference; […]

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Backwards Bastard, by James Kelly

By:Difference (Aka:James Kelly) A boy with no mother… Is like a ship with no rudder… always frolicking in the sea… from place to place, with nowhere to be… searching for the lit port… no home, no love, no guidance… just a bastard spinning… not sinking, but not winning… […]

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LIFE, by Joseph Young

The composer The author thanks to the Father None ought to Make attempts of my departure many ways I could many days I can Tragedies in major ways I withstand With hands I bare ways to edit Call the medic if I let it burst For what its […]

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THE FALL, by Joseph Young

How does one start? Compared to the heart None are equal One story no sequel no part two All in Parcial particles nor Single molecules Will suffice Its revolting engulfing If Strength is absent Transparency Arrives Pure beauty Arise Organic A clone wont survive The cyclone of this […]

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Chances, by Keith Bond, Jr.

I wanna be cherish like a seed in the soil. Embrace like a star from the sun. Change me like time . Love me like I’m your son. Hold me with care . Pick me up like crumbs. Sample what I become. Know I’m a good one. Believe […]

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Window Seat, by CHARLES GARRISON

when’s the bus coming I’d ask… leaning onto the street to search the horizon could feel the wind against my skin as vehicles raced past I became overcome with excitement while grandma sat stoically wearing her signature garb which concealed her greying hair fanning herself with a paper […]

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Things I Miss, by Roger Black Jr.

1) Working a regular job 2) taking care of household responsibilities 3) Responsibilities in general 4) Being in control of what and where I eat 5) Sitting and laughing with female friends 6) Genuine friends 7) The feel of carpet beneath my bare feet 8) Sending and receiving […]

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Fallen, by Anthony Cockroft

Date. 7-17-13 I have no one to help me up nor would they stand for me now that I’ve fallen Into the sun I stare having intimacy with my hope not noticing a tear has fallen The world doesn’t absorb my energy people doesn’t grasp my truth for […]

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BABE, by Anthony Waters

BABE, I’m staring in your brown eyes, trying to picture how u feel inside. You told me all your fantasy’s, I want to be close to u like, u want to be next to me. BABE, I know your flirtatious ways have u mixed up in a daze, […]

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I’ve Seen, by James Kelly

I’ve seen… I’ve seen people smile in my view, but in the blind they’ll frown on you. I’ve seen shady people in disguise of friends, but in the streets that’s how it ends. Envy, jealousy, and sickening hate, I’ve seen phony people who perpetrate, They’ll shake your hand, […]

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Homesick, by Spencer Sharp

Been gone so long, way too long im homesick Wish i woulda learned young. Maybe id been home still Cell to cell, Prison to prison got me feelin like im homeless Hell to hell the way im livin has me forgettin what exactly home is IM Homesick… im […]

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